Cesaire Peres

Cesaire Peres (1781-1840) was a colonel of the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Cesaire Peres was born in Le Blanc, France, in 1781. Known for his strength, Peres was recruited into the Old Guard grenadiers of the French Army in 1805 and he fought as the colonel of a regiment of Old Guard troops during the Napoleonic Wars. Peres was skilled leading his elite regiment, and won the Battle of Denain while serving under Emperor Napoleon. He died in 1840 of cholera.